Sanitary water cooler and filter.



T. A. STEVENS.

SANITARY WATER COOLER AND FILTER. APPLICATION nun NOV. 12, 1910.

992,92 1 Patented May 23; 1911 [XS/20622.5. f *6.

iro Imago THOMAS A. STEVENS, 0F CANEY, KANSAS.

SANITARY WATER COOLER AND FILTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1911.

Application filed November 12, 1910. Serial No. 592,115.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. STEVENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at (Janey, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Sanitary ater Cooler and Filter; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention belongs to the art of refrigerators and the like, and itmore especially pertains to a new and useful device for cooling water,embodying a coil adapted to be arranged in the ice-box of therefrigerator, and including a holder at the inlet of the coil and avalve-controlled outlet at the other end of the coil, both beingarranged upon the outside of the refrigerator; said holder designed tosupport and hold a water receptacle of any suitable structure. There arevarious receptacles upon the market in which water is ship ed from placeto place, especially when it is sprin water or any other special kind ofdrinking fluid. This holder is designed to contain a filtering device,in order that particles that may be in the water may be prevented fromrunning through the coils. However, there is very little foreign matterin spring water or other special kinds of drinking fluid. But inbottling special drinking fluid, certain foreign matter is included,such as small particles of sand. This foreign matter when included inthe bottling of the water, settles through the mouth of the bottle downto the interior of the jar upon the interior of the ice receptacle ofthe cooler. This foreign matter settles in the jar below thevalve-controlled outlet thereof, therefore the majority of it veryseldom is drawn when filling a glass, excepting when the water runs verylow. In this application it is desired to include the filterarrangement, in order to prevent the particles or other foreign matterfrom traveling through the 0011s and, subsequently, passing through thevalve-controlled outlet.

One of the objects of this invention is to construct the filterarrangement so that the same can be readily removed, in order that itmay be cleansed, and, furthermore, to provide novel means for supportingthe holder rigidly from the outside of the refrigerator, so that theholder may readily support the largest size of Water bottle.

A further feature of the invention is to arrange novel means u on theoutside of the refrigerator for engaging the upper portion of the waterbottle, in order to prevent the same from toppling over to one side, incase the battle or the refrigerator is accidentally arre Many familieshave refrigerators with tanks upon the interior of the ice-box, and ithas been found that the water in the tanks becomes contaminated by theodor of ammonia, which is used in the manufacture of ice. Other familiesplace pitchers or other receptacles of water in the lower portions ofthe refrigerators, and, in this case, these become contaminated by theodors from various articles of food.

The main object of this invention is to produce a novel system includingthe bottle holder, the coil and the valve-controlled outlet thereof,adapted to be readily equipped to any refrigerator, now in use. This maybe accomplished by arranging the coil within the ice-box, and allowingthe free ends of the coil to penetrate the side of the refrigerator, sothat the holder and the valve-controlled outlet may be arranged upon theexterior thereof. In the drawings, however, there is only disclosed oneparticular form of the invention, but in practical fields this form mayrequire alterations, to which the applicant is entitled, provided thealterations are comprehended by the appended claims.

Further features and combinations of parts will be hereinafter morefully set forth, shown in the drawings, and claimed.

In the drawin s:Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the coilarranged in the ice-box, illustrating the same in dotted lmes,

with the free ends of the coil projecting exthe invention is disclosed:1 denotes the refrigerator as a whole, provided with the usual ice-box2, in which is arranged the coil 3.

The extremity 4 of the coil, which is arranged exteriorly of therefrigerator, is provided with a cup-shaped holder or member 5, which isannular in contour. Extending from the holder 5, there being an annularring 6 surrounding the holder, are the bracket braces 7, which areformed as a part of the annular ring. These bracket braces are providedwith angular ends 8. which are secured to the side of the refrigeratorby the screws 9, as shown in Fig. 1.

The interior wall of the holder is so shaped as to readily receive afiltering device 10, which comprises an annular sleeve member 11 and aflexible yielding cap secured thereto including an opening 12 thereincentrally arranged. Over the opening is 1 disposed an extension sleeveprovided with supporting means for the filtering device proper 13. Thisfiltering device 13 may beconstructed of any suitable material, forexample it may be made of a very fine wire mesh or screening, or anysimilar material 14. There may be arranged such material as charcoal orthe like, as shown at 15 above the screening or other material, not onlyfor the purpose of filtering the water, but

acting as means for purifying. Extending annularly about the opening isan annular flange 16, which, as shown in the drawings, is designed toenter the mouth of the bottle for a considerable distance, and madesomewhat fiexible, so that when the bottle receives this annular flange,the flange will adhere to the interior wall of the mouth of the bottle.This annular flange may be formed of a certain material, such as rubberor the like, in order to accomplish the adhering feature of the flangeto the interior wall of the mouth of the bottle. To prevent the filterfrom being withdrawn from the holder, when it is designed to change thebottle or remove it for re-filling it, the filtering device is providedwith bayonet connections 17. This bayonet connection is provided because, when there is an endeavor to remove the water bottle for anyreason whatsoever, the filtering device is liable to adhereto thebottle, because of the annular flange adhering closely to the interiorwall of the mouth of the bottle.

Attached to the side of the refrigerator is a band 18, which is designedto extend annularly about the upper portion of the bottle, in order toprevent the same from top-' pling over, incident to a jar upon thererigerator or the bottle. This band, after being passed annularly aboutthe bottle, penetrates itself and is bent, as shown at 19 to prevent itswithdrawal. The exterior end portion 20 of the coil is provided with theusual form of faucet 21, which is arranged directly over a glass holder22, so that the water, after passing through the coil, may be drawn intothe glass by placing the glass in its holder.

Upon an observation of the drawing, it will be apparent, after applyingthe above descriptive matter to the drawing, that a novel form ofcooling system is provided, for use in families, so that they can cooltheirdrinking fluid. It is evident that most any person, especially amale, who may be mechanically inclined, may equip refrigerators withthis device. Furthermore, it is apparent that not only spring water orthe like, which is bottled, may be passed through this device, but thatthe ordinary river water, which. in many cities is filtered beforereaching the various homes, may be passed through this system, that is,after the water receptacle is filled with such.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis 1. A support for an inverted water bottle, comprising an outercup-shaped member adapted to be connected to a coil, an annular sleevemember telescopically arranged in the cup-shaped member and surroundingthe neck of the bottle, a flexible yielding cap secured to the annularsleeve between it and the cup-shaped member and provided with anextension sleeve fitted adheringly within the neck of the bottle. saidannular sleeve member having connections with the cupshaped member toprevent the removal of the sleeve when the bottle is removed.

2. A support for an inverted water bottle, comprising an outercup-shaped member adapted to be connected to a coil, an annular sleevemember telescopically arranged in the cup-shaped member and surroundmgthe neck of the bottle, a flexible yielding cap secured to the annularsleeve between it and the cup-shaped member and provided with anextension sleeve fitted adheringly within the neck of the bottle, thecap having an opening registering with the opening of the neck of thebottle and provided with means adapted for supporting a filteringdevice, said cup-shaped member having means for holding the annularsleeve member spaced apart from the bottom of the cupshaped member topermit of communication with the coil, and connections between thecup-shaped member and the annular sleeve member to prevent the removalof the sleeve member when the bottle is removed.

3. In combination, a holder adapted to be connected to a cooling coil,said holder having its interior provided with an annular shoulder andcommunicative with the coil, an inverted water bottle, an annular metalsleeve member telescopically received within the holder and providedwith a rubber cap at its lower portion resting upon said constitutingmeans adapted for holding a. shoulder, said sleeve member having a pinfiltering means in place. and slot connection with the holder to pre- Intestimony whereof I have signed my vent its removal as the bottle isremoved, name to this specification in the presence of 5 said rilbbercap gaging 121m annular extilentwo subscribing witnesses.

sion s eeve rovi e VWlt interior annu ar shoulders an d fitted withinthe mouth of the THOMAS STEVENS bottle so as to adhere closely therein,said Witnesses: rubber ca having an outlet opening, said T. C. HANSEN,10 annular s oulders of the sleeve extension R. H. BRUILLEY.

